Click to play videoNew York: To the victor belong the spoils. After eight years out of the White House, Democrats want to be spoiled with high-profile jobs.
For every senior job there is probably 10 qualified people and it's hard to be the person to tell the nine that they are not the number one pick.
Senior Democrats say John Kerry is jockeying to be secretary of state and has a good case after endorsing President-elect Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton.
However, some democrats worry he can veer off-message -- just like vice-president-elect Joe Biden which keeps New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and Republican Chuck Hagel in the hunt
Health care is another top priority and a natural fit in the cabinet would be well-respected former senate majority leader Tom Daschle
But democratic sources say Howard Dean, a medical who had a strong run as Democratic party chair, is hungry for the job.
Speculation about treasury secretary has centered on Lawrence Summers, though he is faced controversy for sexist comments he made while serving as president of Harvard University
A dark horse to help stabilize the markets is former fed chairman Paul Volcker.
Though he's not a person who would stay four or eight years given his age but to get things started would be a fabulous choice.
Plugged-in Democrats say there's also serious talk of Obama briefly keeping president bush's defense secretary Robert Gates on board to show the new president is not just looking for "Yes men."
Often times the insiders who lobby too hard for cabinet posts end up not getting them.
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